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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: farewell-boleyn, football banter, meta-register, News, whispers
A super computer is predicting a finishing position of 13th for the Irons this season. After seven matches the Hammers are third from bottom with just one win and four points but will finish the campaign in 13th a drop of six places from last season according to the talkSPORT’s super computer Sunderland will finish bottom […]
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: match reports, meta-register, News, videos, whispers, wordpress-org
Today ClaretandHugh are calling for an end to the Premium line rip off number for the ticket office. Many supporters continue to receive large mobile phone bills after calling the West Ham ticket office. 0871 numbers are regarded as premium numbers and not included in any mobile call plans. West Ham do point out the costs […]
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: article, barcelona, health, News, science
17-year-old Reece Oxford, who has yet to feature for Slaven Bilic’s side so far this season, is hoping to follow in the footsteps of former Hammer and Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand.
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: News, videos, West Ham United, whispers
Karren Brady’s comments about the club have been the only show in town over the last 24 hours. She’s been knocked from pillar to post – along with the owners – by the media but here’s what the fans at ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum have to say at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O There will always be those that […]
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, match reports, News, whispers
Karren Brady has let slip that a film called Iron Men is being made about the Boleyn Ground. West Ham commissioned Spark Media to make the film in their final season at the Boleyn Ground and eagle eyed supporters would have spotted the film crew on match days in their high visibility vests last season […]
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, meta-register, News, videos, whispers
Enner Valencia has been met by police and lawyers in Ecuador following a training session while on international duty. The striker a was faced by authorities holding a judicial order, with lawyers representing the mother of his five-year-old daughter seeking an alleged £13,350 in maintenance,reports the Liverpool Echo. The 26-year-old was greeted at the Atahualpa […]
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: match reports, News, sky tv, upthehammers, westham news
I’m absolutely sick to the back teeth of waking up to headlines aimed at tearing my football club to bits. This time it’s over some words which might have been more carefully chosen from Karren Brady – last week it was segregation and policing, before that it was standing and prior to that even it […]
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: farewell-boleyn, match reports, News, skysports, whispers
After another day of media frenzy focusing on West Ham, their fans, the London Stadium, the owners and Karren Brady. ClaretandHugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone called up Talksport radio station to try to balance up some of the biased media attention which has beset our club in recent weeks. You can hear the full interview […]
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: boleyn-hammers, farewell-boleyn, match reports, News, whispers, wordpress-org
Nineteen year old Alex Pike has spoken of how he was left bloodied but unbowed after his Checkatrade Trophy clash withthe strongest man mountain in football – Adebayo Akinfenwa. The young Hammer clashed with the the immovable object as the League Two side beating our kids s 3-0 with Bayo sscoring the opener in a typically […]
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Posted on 06 October 2016. Tags: hammers chat, match reports, News, premier league, whispers
Karren Brady is widely reported today on the comments she made at the Leaders Sports Business Summit at Stamford Bridge ysterday (Wed). In pursuit of a stick with which to beat West Ham, the media at large leapt on her remarks about the club’s “culture” prior to the Davids arrival and spun them out of […]
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: australia, boys, hammers news, News, science, west ham
MATT BARLOW SPECIAL REPORT: West Ham lost 3-0 and yet Terry Westley, their head of player development, was satisfied that his players were gaining valuable experience.
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: boleyn-hammers, hammers chat, match reports, meta-register, News, West Ham United, whispers
West Ham winger Michail Antonio has fulfiled al promise made to a Birmingham charity. Good guy Michail pledged a signed shirt for Libby Mae’s Little Angels to founders Richard and Charlotte Sharratt, but ran out of time to post it before last Saturday’s auction for neonatal units across the region. So he went out of […]
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: africa, argentina, Goal.com, kenya, latest football news, premier league, skysports
The director caused a stir with her comments at the Leaders Sport Business Summit, and the Hammers insist that she was misquoted
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: australia, coyi, film, health, News, science, tiger-woods
Speaking at the Leaders Sport Business Summit at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, Karren Brady revealed West Ham are to release a film about the club’s move to the London Stadium.
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: australia, hammers news, latest football news, london, News, science, tiger-woods
Karren Brady has risked riling discontented West Ham fans with her view that the Olympic Stadium move has been ‘well received’. Brady did not mention the seating and violence concerns.
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: east london, News, upthehammers, videos, whispers
Turkish football fans are furious over the Gokhan Tore song published on youtube over the weekend. The video has been viewed by over 17,500 people but Besiktas fans say we have Tore all wrong and he is too good for West Ham. One Turkish fan commented:“Why don’t you idiots tell that your single victory of the […]
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: article, australia, barcelona, football banter, london, News, upthehammers
Karren Brady has risked riling discontented West Ham fans with her view that the Olympic Stadium move has been ‘well received’. Brady did not mention the seating and violence concerns.
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: jacob-steinberg, karren-brady, london stadium, sports-business, upton park, whtid
• Vice-chair: fans still key but move was ‘opportunity to change brand values’ • West Ham to release film about move from Upton Park to London Stadium West Ham’s vice-chair, Karren Brady, has defended the club’s controversial move to the London Stadium, insisting the shift from Upton Park had been a success and was a crucial part of “rebranding” the club. Speaking at a sports business conference, Brady launched a trenchant…
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: footy news, meta-register, westham, whispers, wordpress-org
Supporters representatives of both West Ham and Chelsea will meet with the Football Unit for the Metropolitan police on Thursday evening ahead of the EFL Cup game on 26th October. ClaretandHugh Associate editor, Sean Whetstone will be present as a guest of the Football Supporters Federation (FSF) who arranged the meeting to raise fan issues […]
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: hammers chat, News, transfer gossip, whispers
Supporters representatives of both West Ham and Chelsea will meet with the Football Unit for the Metropolitan police on Thursday evening ahead of the EFL Cup game on 26th October. ClaretandHugh Associate editor, Sean Whetstone will be present as a guest of the Football Supporters Federation (FSF) who arranged the meeting to raise fan issues […]
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: article, australia, barcelona, boxing, premier league, west ham united news
Sportsmail have delved through the Twitter archives to highlight 10 other hilarious exchanges on the social media website following Aston Villa’s tussle with Virgin Trains.
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: cricket, golf, green, nfl, racing, sports, West Ham United
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has moved to clarify comments she made on Wednesday after apparently suggesting the club had “no culture” when she arrived.
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: farewell-boleyn, latest football news, match reports, meta-register, News, whispers, wordpress-org
Gokhan Tore’s agent has made it clear the winger is determined to turn his form around and contribute to the Hammers cause. Ali Pektas has spoken to Fanatik this week about Tore’s start to life at West Ham and said: “Gokhan is happy to be in London. He already played at Chelsea (youth-team) before so knows […]
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: boleyn-hammers, coyi, farewell-boleyn, match reports, meta-register, News
West Ham fans on social media have torn into Karren Brady after completely misunderstanding her remarks about the club having no corporate culture! Brady has become an easy target for many fans after the move to the London Stadium and her remarks to a Leaders in Sport conference have been seized on as another stick with […]
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: hammers chat, match reports, News, skysports, West Ham United, whispers
West Ham Vice chairman Karren Brady has been speaking today at a Leaders in sport conference in London. Among the audience was Guardian journalist Owen Gibson who has been relaying her speech via social media which can be found below. “Karren Brady says Olympic Stadium was an opportunity to “rebrand” the club. Also says club […]
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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: boleyn-hammers, east london, match reports, meta-register, News, whispers, wordpress-org
The West Ham Supporters Club also known as the Hammers social club based in Castle street next to the Boleyn ground is likely to close it’s doors soon unless trade drastically picks up ClaretandHugh have been told. A source close to the social club told ClaretandHugh “We took over £15,000 in takings at the last […]
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